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Canada vs Cuba: Armed forces personnel

Canada
72,000
in 2020
Cuba
76,000
in 2020
Canada rank
58th
Cuba rank
57th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Canada
  • Cuba
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k198520022020

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 76,000 against 72,000 in Canada, a difference of 4,000.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 58th and Cuba ranks 57th of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel
Source
The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.